Rapid traverse mechanism for lathes



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RAPID gggAvnnsn MECHANISM F911 mamas flied Aug. 15, 1940 9 sheets-5119a s I i i 7| Aug. 3, 19.43. c. A. BICKEL RAPID TRAVERSE-MECHANISM FORLA'IHES 9 Shuts-Sheet 7 Filqd Aug. 15, 1940 Jam CLIFFORD H-BICKEL' 1 8. 13, 3- c. A. BICKEL 253215333 RAPID TRAVERSE MECHANISM FOR LATHES Fnba Aug. 1 5, 1940 .9 sheets-sheet 9 277 276 27 269 "as: 263 i Jwwm DYCLIFFORD FLBICKEL, 0&2 2 Q Patented Aug. 3, 1943 RAPID TRAVERSE MECHANISM FOR LATHES Clifford A. Bickel, Sidney, Ohio, assignor to The Monarch Machine Tool 00., Sidney, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application August 15, 1940, Serial No. 352,767

19 Claims.

This invention relates to lathes, or turning machines, and particularly to the apron control and operating mechanism for the lathe.

An object of the invention is to provide an apron for a lathe upon which all of the essential controls for the cuttingoperations of the lathe are centralized.

Another object of the invention is to provide an operating mechanism within the apron of a lathe carriage for causing rapid traverse of the carriage longitudinally along the ways of the lathe and of the'cross slide, which is arranged for transverse movement of the ways of the lathe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rapid traverse operating mechanism for controlling the longitudinal movement of the carriage, or the transverse movement of the cross,

carriage or cross slide from the feed rod of the lathe.

Another object of the invention is to provide the carriage with a rapid traverse mechanism and to provide means for preventing engagement of the rapid traverse mechanism when the carriage is being driven either by the lead screw or the feed rod of the lathe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cross feed mechanism and a rapid traverse mechanism for the cross feed, and means to prevent engagement of the cross feed simultaneously with engagement of the rapid traverse mechanism for the cross feed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism in the apron of a lathe carriage for driving the carriage or the cross slide mechanism thereof, and to provide means therein for increasing the speed of the mechanism temporari-,

1y to obtain a rapid traverse of the carriage or I cross slide.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lathe apron mechanism wherein a single driving means is used for the longitudinal or transverse movement of a carriage or cross slide respectively, and to use the samesmechanism for obtaining a rapid traverse of the cross slide or carriage by increasing the speed thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a lathe carriage having an apron containing means for the normal work drive of the carriage and cross slide and for causing rapid traverse thereof, and having manually operable means for moving the carriage longitudinally of the lathe which includes means for disengaging the manually operable means except when desired to be used.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a lathe carriage having an apron mechanism including a rapid traverse mechanism, and having safety means between the longitudinal rapid traverse mechanism and the lead screw feed mechanism to prevent damage to said mechanisms should they become engaged at the same time. a.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lathe carriage and apron mechanism for the same having a direct reading scale to indicate the longitudinal travel of the carriage and of the work tool carried thereby.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a lathe carriage having a direct reading scale positioned upon the carriage and driven by the same means which drive the carriage longitudinally along the lathe bed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a mechanism for reading directly linear measurements of operations performed upon work in a lathe.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a direct reading mechanism for linear measurements of work performed upon a lathe which will read in inches and thousandths thereof of the travel of the carriageupon the bed of the lathe, thus indicating the work tool travel.

A still further object of the invention is to extend all of the control rods for controlling the various functions relative to work operations upon a lathe through the apron of the carriage, where'- by control handles, carried by the apron, may interconnect with the control rods with any position of the apron along the length of the lathe bed.

Further objects and advantages may be readily apparent from the drawings and the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a lathe or turning machine showing the positioning of the major elements of the machine;

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-section taken along the line- 2-2 of Figure 4, which section has been projected into a plane in order to show the interrelation of the functioning elements of the drive mechanism of the lathe apron control device;

Figure 3 is a horizontal cross-section taken along the line 3-3' of Figure 4 showing the principal elements of the rapid traversemechanism for the apron control device;

Figure 6 is a perspective and somewhat diagrammatic elevational view of the drive mechanism for the longitudinal feed of the carriage and the rapid traverse drive for the longitudinal feed;

Figure 7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken along line 1-1 of Figures 8 and 9;

Figure 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 88of Figure 2;

- Figure 9 is an end elevational view of the gear train between the rapid traverse feed rod and the driven shaft in the apron of the carriage, taken in a direction of the arrow 9 of Figure '7, but having the cover plate removed to show the gear train;

Figure 10 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view taken along line Ill-40 of Figure 9 showing the arrangement for extending the start and stop rod through the carriage apron;

Figure 11 is ,a partial side elevational view of the lathe carriage and apron showing the positioning of a direct reading linear measurement device;

Figure 12 is a projected view of the dials of the .direct reading linear measurement device;

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view of the direct reading linear measurement device;-

Figure 14 is a front elevational view of a portion of the carriage showing the interlock device between the longitudinal feed and the rapid traverse feed.

In this invention the operating controls, essential to the functioning of a lathe carriage and cross slide, are arranged and grouped upon the apron of the carriage so that an operator can start and stop or reverse the lathe from any position the carriage may assume along the length of the lathe bed. The usual mechanism is provided in the apron of the carriage for controlling the feed of the carriage longitudinally along the bed of the lathe, and for controlling the transverse movement of the cross slide upon the carriage. In addition. the apron of the carriage is provided with a mechanism which is adapted to speed up the movement of the carriage or cross slide drive means for returning the carriage or cross slide after completion of a cutting stroke. This mechanism is under the control of the operator through suitable manually operated controls and is arranged so that the rapid traverse of the carriage or cross slide may be obtained in either direction of movement thereof.

In this invention the lathe consists of a supporting frame i adapted to rest upon the floor and which is arranged to support a headstock il upon the bed I2. A conventional electric motor is positioned ,within the frame l0 and is interconnected with a driving mechanism within the headstock H, which headstock mechanism may be of any conventional construction. The headstock mechanism is adapted to drive the lathe spindle l3, and is. provided with means for controlling the operating speed of the spindle l3, such as the speed control handles l4 extending externally of the headstock ll. At the opposite end of the lathe bed l2- a tailstock i is mounted upon the'bed of the lathe in a manner not shown and carries a suitable dead center it. The tailstock i5 is mounted upon the bed I2 of the lathe in any suitable conventional manner, and

may be locked thereupon in any one of a numbed of ways well-known in the art.

A carriage I1 is mounted upon the bed l2 0 the lathe and is guided thereupon by means of the longitudinally positioned ways i8. The carriage I1 is provided with a cross slide I9 mounted thereupon in conventional manner, as by the dovetail shaped guideway 20. The cross slide I 9 has a manually operated feed-driving means 2| which operates the cross feed screw (not shown) to move the cross slide l9 transversely of the carriage H.

A compound tool rest 22 is suitably mounted upon the cross slide V I9 and is provided with a manually operated feed device 23. A suitable tool post (not shown) may be mounted upon the compound tool rest 22 and is carried thereby in the movement of the compound tool rest.

The carriage I1 is provided with an apron, generally designated by the numeral 25, which is mounted to the under side of the carriage I1 and supported thereby. The apron 25 contains the operating mechanism for moving the carriage longitudinally along the. ways I8 of the lathe bed l2 and for moving the cross slide l9 transversely of the carriage H, the mechanism of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

Afeed rod'26 extends longitudinally along the side of the lathe, and is bearinged at one end in the lathe frame II] as at 21, and at the Other end by any suitable means (not shown). The feed. rod 26 is provided with a gear 28 on one end thereof which engages the driving mechanism within the headstock l I and provides means for transmitting power from the mechanism within the headstock II to the feed rod 26. The feed rod also passes through the apron 25 of the carriage l1 and engages suitable driving mechanism for operating the mechanism of the apron 25. A lead screw 29 extends from the end of the lathe upon which the headstock l i is mounted and engages suitable driving means within the headstock ii for transmitting power therethrough. The lead screw 29 passes through the apron 25 and is caused to be engaged by suitable engaging means by rotation of the control handle 30. A start, stop rod 3| extends from the power end of the lathe and is provided with a control handle 33a mounted thereupon, which handle travels with the apron 25 along the length of the lathe bed l2 to be available at any position of the apron. A lead screw reverse rod 32 also extends from the power end, or headstock end ll, of the lathe and extends through the apron 25 of the carriage II. This lead screw reverse rod 32 is provided with a control handle 33 which is slidably mounted thereon and carried by the apron 25 so that the handle 33 will be available at any position of the apron 25 of the carriage I! along the length of the lathe bed I2.

A rapid traverse drive rod 35 is bearinged in the frame H), as at 36, and at the opposite end by any suitable means (not shown). The rapid traverse drive rod 35 is provided with a, sprocket over which a chain 31 is adapted to travel. The chain 31 engages a similar sprocket mounted upon the shaft 38 of a gear reducing head 39 secured upon the electric motor 40, whereby the rapid traverse drive rod 35 is caused to be driven whenever the motor 40 is in operation. A separate electric motor may be provided to drive the rapid traverse rod 35, as shown in the drawings, or the main drive motor for the lathe may be connected thereto. The rod 35 also extends through the apron 25 and drives various mechanisms therein which will be hereinafter more fully described. The lathe carriage H (see Figure 8) consists of a horizontally positioned casting member 4| which is provided with V-shaped grooves 42 on the under side thereof which cooperate with the Ways |8 upon the bed |2 of the lathe for longitudinally guiding the carriage l1 thereupon. An apron casting or frame 44 depends from the supporting casting member 4| and is secured thereto by means of suitable bolts 43 (see Figure 5) extending through the cart ng member 4| into the apron frame 44.

The feed rod 26 (see Figure 3) extends through a boss 45 upon the apron frame 44 and is slidably bearinged therein by means of the bushing members 46. A worm 41 is positioned within the boss 45, which is cored internally, and is slidably arranged upon the feed rod 26, a suitable key (not shown) being provided upon the worm 41 and adapted to slidably engage the key-way 48 in the feed rod 26. The thrust bearings 49 positioned at either end of the worm 4'! within the cavity provided within the boss 45 positions the worm 41 within the boss 45 and maintains the position of the worm 41 with respect to the worm wheel 56 (see Figure 2) driven thereby.

The worm wheel 5|] is keyed upon the shaft 5i which is mounted in th bearings 52 and 53 provided in the apron frame 44. The shaft 5| has a pinion gear 54 out as an integral part thereof, and has the spur gear 55 keyed thereon, as at 56. The feed rod 26 driving through the worm 4'], the worm wheel 50, the shaft 5|, the pinion 54 and the spur gear 55, provides means for transmitting driving power to the longitudinal drive means for the carriage, or the cross slide drive means for the carriage H.

The longitudinal drive means for the carriage l1 consists of a gear 60 which is in constant mesh with the pinion 54 and is rotated thereby as long as the pinion 54 is rotated. The gear 60 has a recess therein having tapering side walls 6| which are adapted to be frictionally engaged by means of the friction disk 82. g

The friction disk 62 and the tapered side walls 6| of the gear 60 provide cooperating faces of a clutch device, to be hereinafter described, for driving the gear 66. The shaft 63 has one end thereof bearinged in the apron frame 44 at 64, and has the other end thereof bearinged in the apron frame at 65, and is slidable transversely in the bearings. The friction disk 62 is keyed to the spur gear 66 which is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 63 and is in constant mesh with the gear 67 mounted upon and keyed to the shaft 68. The shaft 68 is bearinged in the apron frame 44 at one end by means of the roller bearing 69 and at the other end by means of the roller hearing 18. The pinion ll mounted on the endof the shaft 68 engages the rack 12 secured to the bed of the lathe |2.

The normal drive for the longitudinal feed of the carriage I1 along the ways It! and the lathe bed i2 is thus through the shaft 5| and the pinion 54 to the gear 69 and through the friction disk 62 to the gear 66, and thus to the gear 61 to the shaft 68 and the pinion H to the rack 12. The speed of the feed rod 26 may be varied according to the desires of the operator which will vary the speed of rotation of the pinion 1| upon the rack 12, and thus vary the speed of longitudinal movement of the carriage I! along the ways |8 of the lathe bed l2.

A clutch member comprising the tapered face 6| of the gear 69 and the friction disk 62 is provided to control the driving engagement between the pinion 54 and the spur gear 66. A compression spring 13 is positioned around the shaft 63 with an internal bore 14 in the shank 15 of the gear 69. The spring 13 has one end thereof engaging the bearing bushing 65 which engages a thrust bearing 16 and a washer H, which in turn bears against an insert casing member 18 in the cover plate 19 for the apron frame 44, whereby the bearing bushing 65 is retained stationary with respect any movable parts so that the one end of the spring 13 will have a stationary support against which it may expand. The opposite end of the spring 13 engages a thrust bearing 89, which in turn engages the friction disk 62 to cause the friction disk 62 to be disengaged from the tapered wall 6| of the gear 60.

, The shaft 63 is adapted to be moved transversely of the apron frame 44 to cause engagement of the friction disk 62 with the tapered wall 8| of the gear 60 by means of an eccentric 8| positioned within a slot 82 of a piston member 83 which is slidably mounted within the insert casing member 18. The eccentric 8| bears upon a pin 84 threadedly engaging a hole in the end of the piston member 83. The eccentric 8| is provided with end bearings 85 and 86 and is adapted to be rotatably mounted in a vertical movement (see Figure 2) The eccentric BI is provided with a handle 8'! pivotally mounted upon a pin 88, the pin being arranged to cause vertical rotation of the eccentric 8| but to permit transverse or horizontal pivotal movement of the handle 8'! for purposes to be hereinafter described. It is thus seen that vertical reciprocation of the handle 81, as viewed from the horizontal section of Figure 2, will cause the eccentric 8| to move the pin 84 and thus the piston 83 of the shaft 63 in a transverse direction to cause engagement of the friction disk 62 with the tapered side wall 6| of the gear 60, to thereby provide driving connection between the pinion 54 and the gear 61. The clutch means heretofore described is operable at the will of the operator by means of the handle or lever 81.

To provide a manual contro1 over the longitudinal feed of the carriage ll, there is provided a pinion 89 mounted upon a shaft 99 which in turn is connected through a clutch 9| to the hand wheel 92. The shaft 99 is suitably bearinged in the apron frame 44 by the roller bearings 92. Rotation of the pinion 89 by means of the hand wheel 92 will drive the gear 61 to thus rotate the pinion 1| upon the rack 12 to thereby feed the carriage longitudinally along the ways l8 of the lathe by manual operation.

The hand wheel 92 is connected to the shaft 63 by means of the clutch 9| which consists of a collar 93 keyed to the shaft 96 and retained upon the shaft longitudinally by means of the bearing retaining collar 94 and the nut 95. The collar 93 has a shoulder thereon which supports a washer 96, which in turn provides a bearing face for a compression spring 91 which is retained between the washer 96 and the bearing retaining collar 94. A sleeve 98, consisting of two parts, surrounds the bearing retaining or llar 94 and the spring 97. The part 98a surrounds the shouldered portion of the sleeve 93 and provides a spacing member between the washer 96 and the closure plate 99 secured to the hand wheel 92. When the hand wheel is to be used for rotating the shaft and the pinion 89, the hand wheel 92 is moved inwardly to compress the spring 91 so that the'clutch teeth I will engage, whereby the sleeve 93 will be caused to rotate by means of the plate 99 secured to the hand wheel 92. The spring 91 normally maintains the clutch 9| out of engagement so that the hand wheel is normally stationary and has no effect upon the functioning of any of the driving or driven gears of the apron driving mechanism.

The cross slide driving mechanism is identical with the driving mechanism for the longitudinal feed except that the gear train between the shaft and the cross feed screw pinion |0I (see Figure 5) is slightly different. The gear train in this instance is from the spur gear 55 mounted on the shaft 5| to the gear I02, which is keyed to the friction disk I03 and mounted upon the shaft I04. The friction disk I03 engages the conical face I05 of the gear I06, the friction disk I03 and the conical face I05 [providing the clutch engaging face for the clutch means of the cross feed control. The gear I06 is suitably bearinged in the apron frame 44, as at I01, and is provided with a clutch operating 4 means I08 identical in all respects with the clutch operating means heretofore described in connection with the length or longitudinal feed mechanism, which is controlled by means of a handle or lever I09. The gear I06 is in engagement with an idlergear IIO which is bearinged upon a stub shaft III mounted in the apron frame 44, and which in turn is in mesh with the cross feed screw pinion IOI, whereby the cross feed screw is suitably driven from the feed rod 26. The clutch I08 controls the drivin connection between the feed rod 26 and the cross feed screw pinion IOI in the same manner as the clutch heretofore described in connection with the length or longitudinal feed, both of these mechanisms being under manual control of the operator of the machine.

To operate the carriage I1, and longitudinally feed the same by means of the lead screw 29, the half nuts H5 and 50. (see Figure 8) are provided and surround the lead screw 29 and. are adapted to bind upon the lead screw 29 in threaded engagement therewith. The half nuts I I5 and I |5 a are carried upon the guide members I I6 and I H which are suitably guided in a vertical direction by means of the guideways I I8 provided in the apron frame 44. The guide members IIS and III are retained in the guideways M8 by means of the retaining members H9. The half nut 5 has a pin I extending therefrom, while-the half nut |I5a has a pin I2I extending therefrom (see Figures 5 and 8). These pins extend through a cam plate I22, which is keyed to the shaft I23 extending through the front wall of the apron frame 44, and has a handle I24 mounted thereon. The cam plate I22 is provided with arcuate slots I 25a in which the pins I20 and I2I are adapted to ride, whereby rotation of the cam plate I22 will cause the pins I20 and I2I to be spread a greater distance apart than shown in Figure 5 to expand the half nuts I I5 and I I5 a to release the lead screw 29.

To prevent the half nuts H5 and 51: from engaging the lead screw 29 while the longitudinal or length feed mechanism is in engagement therewith, an interlock is provided between the operating mechanisms. The interlock consists of a reciprocating bar I25 guided in the brackets I26 and I2'I (see Figure 2). The bar I25 is secured at one end to a camplate I28 carried by the lower half nut 5:1 and has a vertically inclined slot therein. A pin I24 extends from the bar I25 into the slot of the cam plate I28 whereby vertical motion of the lower half nut .II5a

, is changed to reciprocating motion in the bar I25. Reciprocation of the bar I25 causes the end I 30 thereof to engage or disengage a reduced diameter portion I3I of the shaft 63. When the half nuts I I5 and I|5a engage the lead screw 29 the bar I25 will be shifted to the left (see Figure 2), whereby the end I30 of the bar I25 will engage the reduced diameter portion I3I of the shaft 63 to prevent the shaft 63 from being shifted transversely, whereby engagement of the friction disk 62 with the tapered wall 6| is prevented. Under these conditions it is now impossible to engage a longitudinal feed clutch until'the half nuts H5 and H50. have been released.

A thread chasing dial is provided in operative connection with the lead screw 29 and consists of a shaft I32 (see Figure 2) suitably bearinged in the apron frame 44 upon one end of which is mounted a worm I33 in threaded relation with the lead screw 29. The other end of the shaft I32 is provided with a thread chasing dial I34 provided with suitable indices.

The mechanism as heretofore described provides a driving connection between the feed rod 26 and the pinion andrack 'II and I2 or the cross feed screw pinion I0| to drive the carriage I1 and apron 25, either longitudinally along the length of the lathe, or to drive the cross slide I9 transversely of the lathe, according to the desires of the operator, and controlled by means of the clutches for the length or cross feed drive connections. Th machine drives, heretofore used on lathes, caused the carriage or the cross slide to be driven by the machine at the same speed in both directions of travel. However, the return of the tool, after the finish of a work stroke, to the beginning of the work stroke is usually a lost motion interval, which if accomplished more rapidly would permit a greater amount of work to be turned over a given period of time. Hence, the lathe apron mechanism of this invention includes a mechanism which is geared to the longitudinal or cross feed drive mechanisms to speed up the operation of the mechanism during the return stroke of the carriage or cross slide.

The rapid traverse mechanism consists of the rapid traverse rod 35, which extends from the frame I0 of the lathe, and is driven by the electric motor 40 at a higher rate of speed than the feed rod 26. The rapid traverse rod 35 extends'longitudinally along the lathe through a clutch drive (see Figure 7), generally designated by the numeral I40. The clutch drive I40 is arranged to slide longitudinally along the rapid travers drive rod 35 as the carriage moves longitudinally along the lathe, and. to pick up the power drive from the rod 35 and transmit the power drive to the drive shaft |4I which drives the various mechanisms of the rapid traverse control.

The clutch I40 consists of a clutch driving member I42 which is bearinged in an end plate I43 secured to the apron frame 44. The end plate I43 is secured to the apron frame 44 by the use of suitable bolts I44 (see Figure 9). The clutch driving member I42 extends through the bearing bore I45 in the plate I43 and is provided with a collar I46 mounted upon the shank of the clutch driving member I42 to secure the same within the bore I45. The clutch driving member I42 is provided with clutch teeth I41 which per- 2,325,733 -manently engage the clutch teeth I48 provided on the driven clutch sleeve I49.

The clutch sleev I49 is bearinged internally within the shank portion I50 of the gear II, which in turn is bearinged within the collar I52 secured'within the bore I53 provided in the apron frame 44. The collar I52 is secured in position within the bore I53 by means of the retaining screw I54, and provides a shoulder against which the gear I5I is adapted to thrust in one direction while a collar; I55, secured to the shank I50 of the gear I5I, provides a thrust collar for oppositely directed thrust.

The sleeve I49 is provided with a clutch collar I56 keyed thereto by means of the key I51, and is provided with a serrated face I58, which serrations form angular teeth. The serrated face I58 cooperates with a correspondingly serrated face I59 provided in the edge surface of the shank I50 of the gear I5I, whereby a drive connection is provided between the rapid traverse feed rod and the gear I5I through the clutch driving member I42, the clutch sleeve I49 to the clutch collar I56 and thence to the shank I59 of the gear I5I through the teeth formed by the serrated faces I58 and I59. The clutch collar I56 is constantly urged into engagement with the edge surface of the collar I50 by means of the spring I60 which is retained between the clutch collar I56 and the collar I6I threadedly positioned upon the end of the clutch sleeve I49. This clutch mechanism I40 provides a safety control between the lead screw drive connection and the longitudinal rapid transverse mechanism, the functioning of which will hereinafter be more fully described.

The gear I5I is in constant mesh with an idler gear I62 which in turn meshes with a gear I63 mounted upon the driven shaft I4I, upon which shaft the various rapid traverse controls are mounted. The idler gear I62 is bearinged upon a sleeve I64 which extends through the apron, and through which the start, stop rod 3I extends. A retaining collar I65 is pinned to the sleeve I64 by means of the set screw I66 and retains the idler gear in longitudinal position upon the sleeve I64 and adjacent its abutting bearing surface in the apron frame 44.

The rapid traverse shaft MI is bearinged in the apron frame 44 by means of the ball bearings I68 and I69 (see Figures 3 and 5). 'Iwo clutch mechanisms, generally designated by the num bers I10 and HI, are mounted upon the drive shaft MI and are of identical construction. The clutch member I10 provides means for interconnecting the rapid traverse drive rod to the longitudinal drive gear 61 of the carriage I11, while the clutch I1I provides a driving connection to the cross feed clutch gear I06, whereby the rapid traverse drive for either the longitudinal or cross feed is through the normal operating mechanisms for the longitudinal or cross feed of the carriage I1 and cross slide I9.

Only one of the clutch members I10 and HI will be described, since they are of identical construction, and like numbers will be applied to like parts of the clutch members.

The clutch I10 consists of the beveled gears I12 and I13 which are rotatably mounted upon the drive shaft MI and are bearinged in the bushings I14 and I15 mounted in the bearing brackets I16 and I11, which bearing brackets are an integral part of the apron frame 44. The retaining collars I18 and I19 are secured to the shank portions of the bevel gears I12 and I13 respectively to position the gears I12 and I13 within the bushings I14 and I15 respectively. The bevel gears I14 and I 1.5 are in constant mesh with a bevel gear. I which has a pinion I8I on the end thereof. The bevel gear I80 is mounted upon a stub shaft I82 secured within the apron frame 44. The pinion I8I is in constant mesh with the longitudinal feed drive gear 61., which pinion when rotated will feed the carriage I1 longitudinally along the lathe at a more rapid speed than would the normal longitudinal feed mechanism.

When the longitudinal feed mechanism is driving the longitudinal feed drive gear 61 the pinion I 8|, of the rapid traverse drive, and the bevel gears I80, I12 and I13 are continuously rotated therewith, but are out of driving engagement with the rapid traverse drive rod I4I since the clutch engaging devices I84 and I85 are out of engagement.

The clutch engaging devices I84 and I85 are of identical construction and consist of collars I86 and I81 keyed to the drive shaft MI, and are in sliding engagement with the drive shaft I4I to permit the clutch collars I86 and I81 to slide longitudinally along the shaft I4I to permit engagement of the clutch teeth I88 and I89, pro. vided on the clutch collars I86 and I81 respectively, to engage with the clutch teeth I90 and I9I mounted on the bevel gears I12 and I13 respectively. The clutch collars I86 and I81 are provided with an annular under cut surface I92 and I93 respectively, in which clutch shifting forks I94 and I95 extend. These shifting forks I94 and I95 are mounted upon a" slide bar I96 which is guided between the bearing brackets I16 and Ill of the cover plate 19 provided for the apron frame 44. It may readily'be seen that the shifting of the clutch forks I94 and I95 by means of the slide bar I96 will permit engagement of either one of the clutch devices I84 and I 85 at any one time.

The clutch slide bar I96 is operatively connected with the control handle 81 heretofore described with regard the clutch mechanism for the longitudinal feed of the carriage I1. The operative interconnection is made by means of a lever I98 pivotally mounted at I99, one end of which provides an operating finger 200 which engages the slide bar I96 to cause the same to be reciprocated when the lever I98 is moved by means of the handle or lever 81. The upper end of the lever I98 is provided with a fork 20I in which an extending end 202 of the handle or lever 81 is adapted to be positioned. As previously mentioned, the lever 01 is pivotally mounted upon the pin 88 to permit sidewise reciprocation of the lever 81 whereby the lever I98 will be rotated about its pivot I99 to cause reciprocation of the slide bar I96 and thus engage or disengage the rapid traverse clutch devices I84 and I85.

The handle or lever 81 controls the driving interconnection between the longitudinal feed drive gear 61 with either the normal longitudinal feed or the rapid traverse feed, and, as heretofore mentioned, is reciprocable both vertically and horizontally. Vertical reciprocation of the lever 81 around the axis bearing 85 of the eccentric 8I causes the eccentric to engage the friction disk 82 with the drive gear 60 and thus the gear 66 with the longitudinal feed gear 61, whereby the longitudinal feed drive mechanism is in driving control. When the lever 81 is reciprocated downwardly in a vertical direction the extending lever arm enters the vertical portion of a T-shaped slot 81a provided in the casing member 18 (see Figure 14). As long as the arm 81 is in the positraverse mechanism can be engaged only when carriage apron.

the lever 81 is in the upper position in the T-slot 81a, in which position it can be moved horizontally to shift the shifting lever I98 of the rapid traverse mechanism. This arrangement provides the carriage I1, the sleeve I64 (see Figure extends between opposite walls of the apron, internally thereof, and provides means for sealing the passage to prevent leakage of oil from the The sleeve I64 is a pressed fit within the bore 2 and the bore 2I2 of the apron frame 44. The start, stop rod 3I extends therethrough, the handle 33:; thereof being mounted upon ,a sleeve 2I3 which is bearinged a definite interlock between the normal longi- 10 in the bore-2H provided in one end of the apron tudinal feed drive mechanism and the rapid traverse drive mechanism to prevent simultaneous engagement of the mechanisms with resulting damage to the machine.

Whenever the shifting lever 81 is released the rapid traverse clutch devices I84 and I85 will be shifted to neutral by means of the compression springs 203 and 204. These springs surround a guide rod 205 which is mounted in: the stationary brackets 206, one end of the springs 203 and 204 engaging the stationary brackets ,206. The opposite ends of the springs 203 and 204 engage the collars 201 positioned on either side of an arm 208 which extends from the slide bar I96. This 4 arm 208 is in alignment with a stationary arm 25 209 whenthe clutch members are in neutral position, the collars 201 engaging the stationary bracket to retain the arm 208 in alignment with the bracket 209, and thus retain the clutch devices I84 and I85 in neutral position.

The clutch mechanism I1I engages the rapid traverse drive rod I4I with the cross feed drive gear I06 through means of the gear 2I0 and the compound idler gear 2 I (see Figure 5). The interpositioning of the idler gear between the rapid traverse clutch mechanism Ill and the cross feed drive gear I06 is the only departure of the driving interconnection from the rapid traverse drive rod I4I to the cross feed drive gear I06 from the manner in which the clutch mechanism I10 is connected to the longitudinal feed drive gear 61. The functioning of the clutch mechanism I1I is identical with the functioning of the clutch mechanism I10 and provides the same type-of interlock between the normal cross feed drive mechanism and the rapid traverse drive mechanism.

There is no direct interlock between the control for engaging the half nuts I I5 and I I5a with the lead screw and the rapid traverse feed mechanism for the longitudinal feed, it being readily appreciated that if the lead screw'should become engaged simultaneously with engagement of the rapid traverse feed mechanism, for thelongitudinal feed, from the high speed rapid traverse drive rod 35, that damage would result to the machine since the two longitudinal feed mechanisms would be completely out of step. If such an occurrence should happen the clutch I40 (see Figure 7) is arranged to release engagement of the .rapid traverse drive rod 35 until the half nuts H5 and 511 have been disengaged. The drive from the lead screw is a definite and positive drive, while, as heretofore described, the drive from the rapid transverse drive rod 35'is through the frictionally engaged serrated teeth formed on the collar I56 and the clutch sleeve I50 of the clutch I40. It is thus seen that if the lead screw and rapid traverse rod should both be in engagement simultaneously that the clutchcollar I56 will merely slip the serrated teeth over one another until one or the other of the drive mechanisms can be released.

To provide a convenient method for extending the start, stop rod 3I through the apron of 5 upon a bracket 30I.

frame 44; The sleeve 213 is retained in longitudinal position by means'of a spacing sleeve 2I5 secured to the frame 44 by means of the set screw 2I6. A packing member 2" is provided 15 at one end of the sleeve 2I3 while a packing member 2 I8 is provided at the opposite end of the sleeve 2I3. The packing members 2I1 and 2I8 are retained in position by means of suitable bushings 2I9 and .220 respectively. This ar- 20 rangement prevents the leakage of oil from the interior of the carriage apron past the control handle 33a.

The lead screw control rod 32 (see Figure 5) extends through an adjusting device which controls the forward advancement of the carriage and automatic reversal thereof, which device is also mounted upon the apron 25. This adjusting device consists of a knurled and threaded collar 225 which is threaded in the bushing 226 and o is provided with a locking nut 221. The collar 225 is adapted to engage the lead screw reverse gtzop 228 mounted on the lead screw reverse rod From the foregoing description it is readily seen that all of the normally usable controls for starting and stopping the operation of the lathe, the control of longitudinal and cross feed of the carriage and the control of forward and reverse action from the lead screw, as well as control 40 for the normal engagement of the cross feed or longitudinal feed mechanism, or the rapid traverse feed mechanism, as well as the manual control of longitudinal feed, have all'been centralized on the apron of the carriage I1, whereby the operator will have all of the essential controls at his finger tips regardless of the position of the carriage along the length of the lathe.

An oil pump 300 is vertically positioned within the interior of the apron housing or frame 44 The oil pump consists of a piston 302 urged downwardly by means of a spring 303. The upper end of the piston is provided with a reduced diameter portion 304 having a head 305 which engages a fork 306 of a lever 301 (see Figures 3 and 4). The lever 301 sition. The pump discharge 3 is connected by suitable pipes and conduits to the various portions and elements of the lathe apron mechanism for lubricating the same.

In this invention I also provide a device mounted upon the apron 25 of the carriage to read directly in linear dimensions of movement .of the carriage. The device is directly connected with the longitudinal feed drive shaft 68 for the pinion 1|. To mount the direct reading linear measurement device upon the apron 25 of the carriage I1, the cover plate 19 is removed and a diilerent cover plate 250 positioned in place of the cover plate 19, the new plate 25!] providing means to support the direct reading linear measurement device. The spacing collar 25I (see Figure 2) mounted on the shaft 68 is removed and replaced by the gear 252 (see Figure 13). It may also be necessary to position the hand wheel 92 a greater distance from the apron 25 to provide suflicient clearance for the casing of the direct reading linear measurement de.-:

vice.

The direct reading linear measurement device, generally designated by the numeral 255, consists of a housingmember 256 secured to the cover plate 250 of the apron 25 by means of the bolts 251. The cover plate 256 is provided with a boss 258 thereon in which there is bearinged a shaft 259 which carries a gear 260 on one end thereof. The gear 266 i keyed to the shaft 259 while the pinion 26I is formed as an integral part thereof. The shaft 259 also carries a gear 262 which is keyed thereto by any suitable means such as the key 263. The shaft 259 is bearinged within a bore provided in the boss 258 by means of the ball bearings 263a. The gear 262 is in mesh with the gear 264 which is mounted upon a shaft 265. The shaft 265 is bearinged at one end in the casing 256 by means of the ball bearings 266 and also extends through the ball bearings 261 mounted in a dial carrying member 268.

The dial carrying member 268 is bearinged in the frame 256 by means. of the ball bearing 269 which is retained in position by means of the retaining rings .210. The bearing 269 is posi-. tioned upon the dial carrying member 268 by means of the collar 2" which in turn is secured in position upon the dial carrying member 268 by means of the gear 212 which is keyed to the dial carrying member and pinned thereto by means of the screw 213. The gear 212 is in mesh with the pinion 26I whereby the dial carrying member 266 is rotated by the pinion 26I. The shaft 265 carries a dial carrying member 214 which is keyed thereto by means of the key 215 and rotated therewith when the shaft is rotated by means of the gear 264 and the gear 262.

The dial carrying member 268 carries a dial 216 while the dial carrying member 214 carries a dial 211, both of which are rotatable upon their respective dial carrying members and are retained in position by friction pins 218 and 219 respectively. These pins are urged outwardly by means of the springs 280 and .28I respectively. The gear ratio between the dial carrying member 263 and the pinion 1| on the drive shaft 68 is such that the dial carrying member 268 is rotated once for each 12 inches of carriage travel. The dial 216 may thus be calibrated in inches of travel of the carriage I1, the complete rotation of the dial representing 12 inches of travel of the carriage.

The dial carrying member 214 is geared in a proper ratio with the pinion H to rotate the dial carriage, it may readily be seen that the longitudlnal movement of the carriage can be directly read upon the scales of the respective dials in inches and thousandths of an inch, according to the graduations of the dials.

A typical dial face is represented by Figure 12, wherein the upper set of figures represents the dial face of dial 216, while the lower set of figures represents the dial face of dial 211, the arrows indicating the indicia marker 282. Since the dial 211 rotates 12 times as fast as the dial 216 it can be seen that for any partial movement of the dial- 211, the dial 216 will advance from the indicia marker 282 toward the next consecutive numerical figure, and that the numeral appearing opposite the indicia marker 282 on the dial 211 will represent the exact portion of travel of the dial 216. The dia1 216 may thus be read directly in inches, the reading being taken opposite the indicia marker 282, while the dial 211 is read directly in thousandths of an inch, the reading also being taken opposite the indicia marker 282.

When the lathe is placed in operation the main power source drives the lead screw 29 and the feed rod 26 continuously under control of the gearing in the headstock II, gearing being arranged to vary the speed of rotation of the lead screw 29 and the feed rod 26 to vary the speed of operation of the carriage I1 and the cross slide I9, they being connected through their respective clutches to the feed rod 26, or the carriage I1 being connected to the lead screw by means of the half nuts I I5 and II5a. The rapid traverse drive rod 35 is connected to its separate source of power, such as the motor 40, and is in operation whenever the main source of power for the lathe is functioning. To advance the carriage I1 into the work, that is toward the headstock I I, the lever 81 is moved downwardly thereby rotating the eccentric 8I to cause engagement of the friction disk 62 with the gear 6|], whereby the pinion H is rotated upon the rack 12 to advance the carriage I1 at whatever speed is desired, according to the speed of rotation of the feed rod 26, the gear 60 being driven from the feed rod 26 through the worm wheel 56 and the pinion 54. Upon the finish of the working stroke of the carriage I1 the lead screw reverse stop 228 is contacted and the gearing in the headstock II is shifted to cause reverse operation of the feed rod 26 to return the carriage I1 to its normal starting position. This is the normal function if automatic reverse of the carriage is desired, the forward stroke and the automatic retraction stroke of the carriage being carried out at the same speed. However, the rapid traverse mechanism of this invention permits the carriage to be returned to the starting position more rapidly than advanced along the work.

Tocause engagement of the rapid traverse drive rod 35 with the rapid traverse mechanism in the apron 25 of the carriage I1, the lever 81 is lifted upwardly to cause disengagement of the longitudinal feed clutch members 60 and 62. The lever 81 may then be shifted to the right, as viewed in Figures 2 and 6, whereby the slide bar I96 will bemoved to the right, see Figure 3, thereby causing engagement of the clutch device I84. Assuming the rotation of the rapid traverse drive motor 40 to be in a clockwise direction, the

rotation of the gear I8I will be in a clockwise direction whereby the pinion 1I will be rotated counter-clockwise to cause a return stroke of the carriage I1. Upon release of the lever 81 by the operator of the machine the clutch device I84 will be thrown to neutral position by means of the spring 204. While the normal shifting mechanism within the headstock ll may be used to return the carriage at the same speedit was advanced, the rapid traverse mechanism is always available to return the carriage at high speed, it being necessary, however, to manipulate the lever 81 to engage the rapid traverse clutches which disengage the longitudinal feed clutch.

The cross slide rapid traverse feed functions in an identical manner, the control lever for engaging the clutches of the clutch mechanism I'll, being the lever I09. This lever I09 also controls the cross feed clutch member I93.

It is thus seen that the lathe of this invention provides many advantageous features andtime being able to read the travel of the carriage directly in inches and fractions thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a lathe, a power source, a carriage, a cross slide, an apron mechanism for said carriage comprising gear trains for drivingly connecting said power source to said carriage feed or said cross slide feed, means for driving said gear trains at a selected speed, clutch means interposed in the gear trains, a second clutch means in said gear trains for drivingly connecting said power source to said carriage feed or cross slide feed at a different speed from said first mentioned means, and a common actuating means for disengaging said first mentioned clutch means when said second mentioned clutch means is engaged.

2. In a lathe, a power source, a feed rod con nected to the power source, a carriage, a cross slide, an apron mechanism for said carriage comprising, a gear train for driving said carriage longitudinally, a gear train for driving said cross slide transversely, a common drive means connecting said gear trains to said feed rod, clutch means interposed in each of said gear trains, a second drive means connected to the power source, clutch means interposed between the second drive means and each of said gear trains, and independent actuating means operatively associated with each pair of cooperating clutch means operable as a common control means to selectively control which of said drive means engages said gear trains.

3. In a lathe, a power source, a feed rod a lead screw and a rapid traverse drive rod connected to the source of power, a carriage, a cross slide, an apron mechanism for said carriage compn's ing means driven by said feed rod for causing longitudinal movement of aid carriage and apron upon the lathe including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, means driven by said feed rod for causing transverse movement of said cross slide upon said carriage including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, means for engaging said lead screw for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe, means driven by said rapid traverse drive rod for causing a more rapid movement of the carriage or cross slide than can be accomplished by means of the feed rod or lead screw and including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, and independent means for selectively operating cooperating clutch means having means to prevent concomitant engagement of the carriage or cross slide driving means and the rapid traverse driving means with their respective power sources.

4. In a lathe, a power source, a feed rod a lead screw and a rapid traverse drive rod connected to the source of power, a carriage, a cross slide, an apron mechanism for said carriage comprising means driven by said feed rod for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, means driven by said feed rod for causing transverse movement of said cross slide upon said carriage including clutch means for controlling the riving engagement, means for engaging said lead screw for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe, means driven by said rapid traverse drive rod for causing a more rapid movement of the carriage or cross slide than canbe accomplished by means of the feed rod or lead screw and including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, and independent lever means for selectively operating cooperating clutch means to control the driven enagement of the carriage or cross slide with the feed rod or rapid traverse drive rod, and means associated with said lever means to prevent simultaneous engagement of the feed rod driving means and the rapid traverse driving means.

5. In a lathe, a power source, a feed rod a lead screw and a rapid traverse drive rod connected to the source of power, a carriage, a cross slide, an apron mechanism for said carriage comprising means driven by said feed rod for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, means driven by said feed rod for causing transverse movement of said cross slide upon said carriage in-' cluding clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, means for engaging said lead screw for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe, means driven by said rapid traverse drive rod for causing a more rapid movement of the carriage or cross slide than can be accomplished by means of the feed rod or lead screw and including clutch means for controlling the driving engagement, a separate clutch means interposed between the rapid traverse drive rod and the means driven thereby, said means permitting the rapid traverse drive rod to rotate independently of the means driven thereby when the lead screw engaging means and the longitudinal rapid traverse engaging means are simultaneously engaged.

6. In a lathe, a power source, a feed rod 2. lead screw and a rapid traverse drive rod connected to the source of power, a carriage, a cross slide, an apron mechanism for said carriage comprising means driven by said feed rod for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe, means driven by said feed rod for causing transverse movement of said cross slide upon said carriage, means for engaging said lead screw for causing longitudinal movement of said carriage and apron upon the lathe, means for engaging said drive rod for causing longitudinal rapid traverse of said carriage, an interlock between said lead screw engaging means and said feed rod engaging means for longitudinal feed to prevent engagement of longitudinal feed while lead screw feed is engaged, and safety clutch means interposed between said drive rod and the means driven thereby to permit the drive estates ber, means "foidrivingly connecting thes'econd power member to the lo'ngitudii'ial or thetransverseieed vdriving members to drive same at a higher speed. than; the, determined speed, clutch means interposed each of the last mentioned driving connections tor; the longitudinal and transverse, ,feed driving members, and a single lever, means associated with each pair of cooperating clutch mechanisms for the longitudinal and transverse drives respectively to select the driving of the ,g,ea-r,trains,-- meansior operating the clutch manage second pqwerfdriven'member, gear trainslfo'r drivingl'y cpnnecting the'second power member I I the lengitudinal' or the transverse feed driving, members to drive the same at a higher speed thanlthe determined speed, clutch means interposed in each or thegear trains from thesecond power source, independent means for operating said last mentioned clutch means, clutch. operating selectors H for the longitudinal and transverse feed mechanisms for controlling engagement offeith r of 1 the power sources with l the, longitudinal or the transverse i'eed driving members,. and means, associated with each for said levermeansto prevent concomitant engagementof saidmechanisms with said power sources.

8. An apron mechanism for a lathe carriage U nd c oss ide o pr i a w r d eme ber operable atar' etermined speed. a geartrain for transmitting the determined speed to a lonegitudinal feedv driving member for the carriage, a gear train for transmitting the determined speed to -a. transverse ieed driving member, for the cross, slide, clutchmeans interposed in each of thegeartrains, independent means for selectively operatingthe clutch means, a second power driven member, geargtrainsior drivingly connecting the second power. member to the longitudinalor the transverse feed driving members to drivesame at ahigher, speed than the determined speed, and clutch means interpcsedin each of the gear, trainsirom thesecond power source,

said independent means also actuating said last mentioned clutch means. v i ;9. An. apron mechanism, for aalathe carriage and cross slide comprising,a power driven member operable. at a determinedspeed, a gear train for transmittingthe determined speed to a longitudinal, feed driving member for the carriage, a gear train for transmitting the determined speedto, 1a transversefeed driving member for the cross slide; clutch means, interposed in each of. the geartrains, independent means for selectively operating: the clutch, means,a second power driven member, gear trains for drivingly connecting the secondpowermember to the longitudinal orthetransverse feed driving ,members to drive same at a higherpspeed I than thev determined speedwand ,clutch; means interposed, in ;each oi the gear trains drom ,the second; power. source,

"said" independent means also operating said" last mentioned, clutch-means, each of said selecting a ansmitting; the determined 1 nsverse feed driving member for 75 the driving connection between the respective power sources to the longitudinal feed member orjthe transverse feed member, said selectors being constructed and arrangedto prevent concurrent engagementof said power members with said longitudinal feed member or with said transverse feed member.

llrAn apron mechanism for a lathe carriage and cross, slide comprising, a, power driven member operable at a determined speed, means for transmitting the determined speed to a longitu dinal feed driving member for the carriage, means for transmitting the determined speed to a transverse feed drivinglmember for the cross slide, a second p wer; driven member, means for drivingly"connecting the second power member to the longitudinal or the transverse feed driving members to drivesame at a higher speed than the determined "speed, including clutch means interposed ,between the second power source and the driven feed members, said clutch mean being arranged for selection 01, the direction or motion 12. An apron mechanism for a lathe carriage and a"crossfslide comprising, a power-driven member operable at a determined speed, means for transmitting the. determined speed to along1- tudinal feed driving me ber for the, carriage, means for transmitting the determined speed to a transverse feed driving member for the cross slide, a second power driven member, means for drivinglyconnecting thejsecond power member to the longitudinal or the transverse feed driv ing members to drive same at a higher speed than the determined speed, including clutch means interposed between the second power source and the driven feed members, said clutch means being'arrangedfor selection of the direction of motion tobefimparted to the carriage or the cross slide, and a. feed selecting device associatedfwithfeachjoi said longitudinal feed and transverse feed mechanisms, said'selecting device being construeted and arrangedto cause engagement of the respective mechanisms actuatedtherebyselectively with said power sources, for selectivelyactuating said selective clutches and preventing concomitantengagement oi the respective mechanismswith both of said power driven members, and means'to retainsaidselecting devices in normal neutral p sition iromwhich the selectionjleanb'e made.

9 metres: slide, ame-mas interposed in east" transmitting the determined speed to a longitudinal feed driving member for the carriage, means for transmittinglthe determined speed to a transverse feed driving member for the cross slide, clutch means interposed in each of the transmission means, a second power driven member, mean-s for drivingly connecting the second power member to the longitudinal or the transverse feed driving members to drive same at a ber, means driven by said power member for ion-- gitudinally driving said carriage and including clutch means, a rapid traverse driv rod, clutch means on said drive rod for selecting the direction of movement of the longitudinal feed means when driven by the rapid traverse mechanism, and a selector control having a single operating lever for actuating said control to selectively engage the rapid traverse mechanism and the feeding mechanism with the longitudinal drive for said carriage, for selecting the direction of movement of the carriage when driven by the rapid traverse mechanism, and for preventing concomitant engagement of the rapid traverse mechanism and the normal feed mechanism.

15. An apron mechanism for a lathe carriage and cross slide comprising, a power driven member, means driven by said power member for iongitudinally driving said carriage and including clutch means, means for transversely driving said I cross slide including clutch means, a rapid traverse drive rod, clutch means on said drive rod for selecting the direction of movement of the longitudinal feed means when driven by the rapid traverse mechanism, and a selector control having a single operating lever for actuating said control to selectively engage the rapid traverse mechanism and the feeding mechanism with the longitudinal drive for said carriage, for selecting the direction of movement of the carriage when driven by the rapid traverse mechanism, for preventing concomitant engagement of the rapid traverse mechanism and the normal feed mechanism, and a similar selector control for selectively controlling the transverse movements of the cross slide.

16. An apron mechanism for a lathe carriage and cross slide comprising a power driven member, means for longitudinally driving said carriage including clutch means for controlling the operation thereof, and a rapid traverse drive mechanism comprising a drive rod, gear means journaled upon said drive rod drivingly connected to said longitudinal drive means for driving the same in either direction, clutch means slidably journaled upon said drive rod for selectively engaging said gear means, means rigidly interconnecting the sliding elements of said clutch means for selectively moving the same into engagement with said gear means, and a selector control for actuating said last mentioned clutch means and the clutch means in the longitudinal drive mechanism, said selector control comprising lever mean for shifting said rapid traverse drive clutches, cam means for shifting said longitudinal feed clutch, and a second lever means associated with said first lever means and said cam means for eitl'ier rotating said cam means or not controlling the operation thereof, and a rapid traverse'driv mechanism comprising a drive rod, gear means iournaled upon said drive rod drivingly connected to said longitudinal drive means for driving the same in either direction, clutch means slidably journaled upon said drive rod for selectively engaging said gear means, means rigidly interconnecting the sliding elements of said clutch means for selectively moving the same into engagement with said gear means, and a selector control for actuating said last mentioned clutch means and the clutch means in the longitudinal drive mechanism, said selector control comprising lever means for shifting said rapid traverse drive clutches, cam means for shifting said longitudinal feed clutch, a second lever means associated with said first lever means and said cam means for either rotating said cam means or moving said first mentioned lever means but not both in a concomitant operation, and a like selector control for controlling the movements of said cross slide.

18. An apron mechanism for a lathe carriage and cross slide comprising a power driven member, means for longitudinally driving said carriage including clutch means for controlling the operation thereof, means for transversely driving said cross slide and including clutch means for controlling the operation thereof, and a rapid traverse drive mechanism comprising a driv rod, gear means journaled upon said drive rod drivingly connected to said longitudinal drive means for driving the same in either direction, clutch means slidably journaled upon said drive rod for selectively engaging said gear means, means rigidly interconnecting the sliding elements of said last mentioned clutch means for selectively moving the same into engagement with said gear means, and a selector control for actuating said last mentioned clutch means and the clutch means in the longitudinal drive mechanism, said selector control comprising lever means for shifting said rapid traverse drive clutches, cam means for shifting said longitudinal feed clutch, a second lever means associated with said first lever means and said cam means for movement in one direction to rotate said cam means to operate said longitudinal feed clutch and for movement at right angles to the first mentioned movement for shifting said rapid traverse clutches.

19. An apron mechanism for a lathe carriage and cross slide comprising a power driven member, means for longitudinally driving said carriage including clutch means for controlling the operation thereof, means for transversely driving said cross slide and including clutch means for controlling the operation thereof, and a rapid traverse drive mechanism comprising a drive rod,

gear means journaled upon said drive rod driv.. ingly connected to said longitudinal drive means for driving the same in either direction, clutch means slidably journaled upon said drive rod for selectively engaging said gear means, means rigidly interconnecting the sliding elements of said last mentioned clutch means for selectively moving the game into engagement with said gear means, a selector control for actuating said last mentioned clutch means and the clutch means in the longitudinal drive mechanism, said selector control comprising lever means for shifting said rapid traverse drive clutches, cam means for shifting said longitudinal feed clutch, a second 10 lever means associated with said first lever means and said cam means for movement in one direction to rotate said cam means to operate said longitudinaI feed clutch and for movement at right angles to the first mentioned movement for shifting said rapid traverse clutches, and means associated with said second mentioned lever to prevent movement thereof in both directions concomitantly.

CLIFFORD A. BICKEL. 

